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Obama, Romney Toe to Toe

Poll Finds Economy Hurts President, but Rival Has Concerns

An exclusive WSJ/NBC poll has given President Obama a four point lead over presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney but as WSJ's Neil King explains, the poll also shows voters remain unhappy over the state of the economy, Congress and Wall Street.

By

Neil King Jr. and

Danny Yadron

May 24, 2012

Voters remain deeply pessimistic about the nation's future and uncertain of President Barack Obama's ability to set the economy on the right course, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll that found Mr. Obama locked in a tight race with Mitt Romney.

The president tops the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, 47% to 43%, when Americans are asked their choice today for president, a lead little changed from last month...